Gender Masculine
Scripts שֵׁת(Ancient Hebrew) Σήθ(Ancient Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈsɛθ/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "placed" or "appointed" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the third named son of Adam and Eve, and the ancestor of Noah and all humankind. In England this name came into use after the Protestant Reformation.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesShet(Biblical Hebrew)
Same SpellingSeth 2
User SubmissionSēth

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Depiction of the biblical Seth from a 14th-century fresco in NovgorodDepiction of the biblical Seth from a 14th-century fresco in Novgorod

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Entry updated May 29, 2020